Question

Anjali uses 1 by 3 of a stick of butter in making sauce .She uses 5 by 8 of the remaining to make garlic bread. What fraction of the butter does she use in making garlic bread

Answer 1

Answer:

fraction of the butter  she use in making garlic bread = 5/12

Step-by-step explanation:

let say butter stick  - S

anjali use 1/3 of stick for making sauce = S/3

remainder stick  = S - S/3 = 2S/3

She uses 5 by 8 of the remaining to make garlic bread. = (5/8)(2S/3)

= 5S/12

fraction of the butter  she use in making garlic bread = (5S/12) /S

= 5/12